I use coconut oil on my skin before bed, so I thought this Artisana sample would be a great travel supply. :) I am also bringing a big bag of Glo Bars that my mom, sister, and I can all share and pop into our purses for a quick on-the-go snack. I also think I might bring some samples of nut butter too. They would make great snacks to pair with apples! When we arrive, we are hoping to find a local market where we can pick up some fruit to keep in our hotel room.

Do you bring foodie items with you when you travel? Do you ever bring anything that others think is ‘strange’ or ‘unusual’?

I always bring some of my own food, normally almonds and clif bars just in case. People always think it’s weird when I bring my own breakfast, but breakfasts when you travel always seemed to end up packed with sugar so I find it better to bring my own.

I carry mini hot sauce and my spice kit with me when I travel! It does the world to airplane food :)

I must ask something of you- this is very important- when you go to Paris- eat some medjool dates from the markets. They are the best I’ve ever had. I went so often (twice a day) that the guys working there would say “Buying dates?” when I arrived. Thank you :) If you would like any travel tips or vegan dining tips for Paris please send me a note, I have overloads of info from researching my book.

I always take a good supply of food with me when I travel. For my most recent trip to Boston, MA I loaded my backpack with Vega and Clif bars, Amazing Grass Chocolate Infusion packets, a sweet trail mix with dried fruit, and a salty trail mix with Asian rice crackers. I also found these packets of nut butters that I love! http://www.justinsnutbutter.com/products.php They are perfect single serving size packets and the flavors range from classic peanut and almond butter to honey almond butter or chocolate almond butter or chocolate hazelnut and more! The chocolate flavors are non-dairy too! Even though it’s not at all vegan, I allowed myself to enjoy a little local seafood in Boston. I definitely recommend letting yourself try some local classics!

I usually bring a Luna bar or larabar. My boyfriend is awesome and brings sandwiches or salads…stuff I think will be a pain to eat while traveling, but I’m always so happy when he breaks out the snacks!

I bring a lot of foodie items when I travel but usually just bars/hardboiled eggs/overnight oats and what not. I do bring a lot *home* with me though! Usually at least 5 jars of nut butters I’ve never been able to find anywhere else. :P

I ALWAYS bring healthy portable food when I travel. I try to bake ahead of time like nut bars or oatmeal bars. I share and eat them during our first day of travel. For the rest of the time, I pack snack bars and also drink supplements that will help me stay on the healthy side. I also buy fresh fruits when I reach my destination.

I flew to Oklahoma last Thanksgiving to see my sister/bro in law/niece/nephew and I brought a bag of apples, clif bars, larabars, protein powder samples, trail mix, almonds, walnuts, oatmeal in baggies, etc Basically everything I eat. I was nervous about bringing the nut butter — I wasn’t sure if it was considered a “gel” — and they have restrictions on sizes of bottles, containers. Maybe if you check your luggage you don’t have to worry about that.

Yes! I always bring granola bars, pieces of fruit that will last (usually oranges) and bags of nuts. This came in handy in our last trip, when we couldn’t find a restaurant ANYWHERE (well, besides McDonald’s) to hold us over. Fiance was impressed that I kept pulling out food from my giant purse.

It would be unheard of to not bring a small stockpile of snackly things on a trip! Those little things I take for granted, but are tricky to find in a 7-Eleven or Safeway or your average cafe!

Stevia powder, ideally a crunchy Granny Smith, some dates for their sweet zing, and yes nut butter is wonderful for spreading on things, all decadent-like. I just carry some real peanut or cashew butter in a small jar (because on the road every place specializes in those greasy packets of Kraft peanut butter oddness, blegh!).
Plus a Rebar or Luna for comfort.
I’d be more uncomfortable not having my wee food stash than not having a change of underwear. Scary but true!

Hi Angela,
When are you going to Paris? I have recently started following your blog and I just moved to Paris about 2 weeks ago. When I read your blog I felt like someone out there finally understood exactly when I have been going through for so many years. I don’t remember a time when food didn’t consume my entire life, and trying to fight the binge then eat next to nothing cycle for a long time. I am especially having that problem since moving here. I am 23 years old, and just want to love my body, and be happy and have my “Glow” back, but I can’t seem to keep myself on track. Your blog has been so inspiring, and since following has really made me want to do better. How long will you be in Paris for?

I just returned from two weeks in Spain and packed what felt like half my suitcase with healthy snacks: Larabars, raw nuts, dried apricots, Greens+ powders, and my daily vitamins including a probiotic which is critical when travelling. I also usually hit a market or grocery store as soon as I land to stock up on fruits and veggies.
The Spanish diet is very focused on cheese, bread and meat. Pretty similiar to the French diet. After two weeks I was craving almond butter so bad that it was the first thing I ate the minute I stepped off the plane.

I have always travelled with food and, since having to go completely gluten-free and dairy-free and egg-free, that has become even more important for me. I always bring raw nuts, though I think my next trip I will also bring nut butter packets. I also bring protein powder, crackers (it’s always easy to find hummus to top them with) and lara bars. And I pack a couple of meals for the plane ride too (usually a hummus sandwich).

You may want to check airline regulations and make sure you’ll be able to bring food back and forth. My husband and I went to Puerto Rico last summer and bought some fruit and snacks at a market to eat while we travelled home and it was all confiscated at security (none was liquid or gel form). We were bummed that the food and money was wasted and we had to buy over-priced, not very healthy airport food all day.

Bars always travel well, so that’s #1 on my list!! And I always bring a few instant oatmeal packets too. Though they’re not the best breakfast on their own, in a pinch they’re a lifesaver (especially in France, where breakfast buffets are usually loaded with meats and butters)!

As much as I would REALLY like to say that I am that girl who packs healthy things for trips and makes healthy choices when on vacation….that, would in fact, be a lie.

Beyond packing a few granola bars to throw in my purse in case of an emergency (I carried a Glo Bar to a concert the other night for this purpose…I really love your bars! <3 ) hunger attack, I never pack anything special.

I do always pack my workout clothes…even when I go on a trip to Reno, NV. Unfortunately, I sometimes have a hard time prying the cocktail out of my hand and my money out of the slot machine long enough to hit the hotel's fitness center. And now the whole internet knows. Embarrassing! ;)

I will usually bring snacks with me when I travel. If it is going to be a long trip, I load up on energy bars and nuts from Costco. There is no need to pay for overpriced tourist food when I can energize myself

I stayed with my grandparents a few months ago, and I packed individual baggies filled with a serving of oats, chia seeds, pepitas, and sunflower seeds so that I could make overnight oats. My grandmother kept trying to throw out the bowl of soaking oats each morning, and she would offer to make me “fresh oatmeal”. I tried to explain overnight oats to her, but it was a pretty major fail.

Hi! I’m a new reader! I lived in Paris for a year and though I shopped at all the lovely local markets for my fruits and veg, I did frequent one store in particular for all my healthy supplies/staples. If you can find it, they have the best selection of organic/vegan snacks! It’s called Naturalia, here is a link for the store, and if you click on the link in the bottom left, “nos 44 magasins” you will see all the store locations. Safe travels!
http://www.naturalia.fr/

Ah coconut oil on the skin sounds genius! Why haven’t I tried this before? lol
I usually do bring lots of granola bars when I travel, but that is it. It depends on where I go, but if I am going to a far away place (such as in Europe), I like to shop around the local markets there and pick up what I need. I find it is a great way to enjoy the local foods and cultures they have to offer. So fun!

I have been following your blog from afar (germany) for a while now and must say I love it. Am a green monster convert and today baked some ultimate oatmeal raisin cookies. My 15 year old son came home from school and devoured three before I could stop him – so they have definitely been given the tick of approval!!!
I always travel with food, being vegan and unable to tolerate yeast(which seriously limits choices, anything with bread is out for me), I just find to have little stash takes away so much stress.
Usually I have mini rice crackers and nuts and fruit, of course a little chocolate can never be a bad thing. I find it’s really nice to have a few teabags tucked away also, most people have one or two brands that are their comfort drink – good on a long flight or after a long day.
Have a fabulous time in Paris, have to agree with the dates suggestion, yummy yum they are.

I always bring food with me. I have a packing list that I use to make sure I don’t forget anything. The healthier I get the more food items get added to it. Here’s my food list: oatmeal, chia seeds, individual almond milks, trail mix (can use that in the oatmeal or for a snack), granola, bars (Ms. May, Larabars, Clif), wheatgrass packets & my shaker, bowl with lid to make overnight oats in my room, Amazing Grass Superfood packets or protein powder, individual nut butter packets, dried fruit (in the winter)…..and the list goes on. I mainly pack breakfast items. I can find a salad for lunch/dinner just about any place. Breakfast seems to be more difficult especially when you stay at one of those places that have a continental breakfast. For some reason they typically think donuts and cereal with cows milk is all there is for breakfast.

Yes, coconut oil is great for the skin, that is why you Oh So GLOW Angela! You do have lovely skin my friend. :)
I do bring snacks when I travel: bars, nuts, and maybe a good box of cereal. :) The airport is usually not ideal so I like to save some $$ and have a good snack from home ready. I am going to Maui soon and I look forward to all the amazing fresh fruit. I am so happy for your trip coming up! Wow, I am dying to go and it is so cool you are going with your mom and sister.

I brought Clif Bars for my trip to DC this summer (I had a feeling I’d be confronted with a lot of McDonald’s lunches and I was right!) I also brought my own goodies for the plane instead of the mini packs of ritz and goldfish.

Great ideas! When my husband and I were in Paris last year we actually got a lot of food at the grocery store right next to our hotel. Water was $6 a bottle on the street, so we bought a 12 pack and carried it around. We would get sandwhich stuff and pack picnics to eat while we were out. The food they had was so amazing, nothing like we had here. My favorite memory is eating a ham & brie sandwhich under an overhang of the Lourve watching it rain.

I usually pack Glo Bars when I travel :P. In fact I am about to place an order for my trip to Chicago in Nov!

I usually pack some protein power, packets of nut butter, apple or banana, oats and a few bars when travelling. I like to make a dinner/lunch out of this when in the airport or ont he plane to avoid buying airport food. I probably wouldn’t bring all this to Paris…maybe a few bars to stash in my purse and some nut butter packets. When I visited Paris, I found that I never needed a snack as we ate far too much during our 3 meals per day! We usually ate out at a cafe or restaurant for lunch and dinner. Breakfast, we usually went to a little bakery near the hotel for coffee and a pastry, then stopped at the local corner market for some fruit to go with our pastry and caffiene, it was divine:) It seemed like there was always a little market with fresh produce on every other corner…very convienent.

I am a GF high raw vegan. My entire outlook on food is a total 180 from most people it seems; so I am always considered the weird one. But that’s ok :)

I actually travel with snacks that are premade like bars or things that I can eat in a pinch that are non perishable but mostly, I don’t go too overboard with snacks and things when I travel. I just grab the nearest piece of fresh raw produce, that’s the best to me!

I usually travel with little bags of pre-mixed oats, vanilla whey protein, cinnamon and stevia. I’ve been given a few odd looks in hotels when I bring my own oats, but they’re so much better than just the plain kind (which aren’t always available). One of my go-to road trip snacks is baby carrots, and that always gets odd looks from my driving companions too!

I have tried using coconut oil as well, as it is supposed to very good for dry, sensitive skin. It was ok for a couple of days, but then started irritating my skin and actually seemed to DRY it out. I have super sensitive skin, so I guess I was just allergic to it. I would have loved to be able to use it, as it is so natural and leaves a lovely, faint scent on your skin. Noelle – if you have relatively ‘normal’ skin, I’d give it a try! ;)

Thank you!
It works for me…I think it does cause the occasional pimpple, but I feel like it is worth it to be using something natural. And yes I do find it makes me skin glow. I exfoliate with Ives before bed then use the coconut oil. very easy too

I almost always bring food with me when I travel! There are always Larabars and raw almonds stashed in my purse, as well a tin of dark chocolate, and in my suitcase I usually bring a bottle of liquid stevia and a baggy of spirulina for my green smoothies!

Whenever we travel, which is usually by car, I always make sure I pack mini-lunches. A couple Cliff bars, two juices for the hubby, water for me, two sandwiches, and then a little something sweet usually Dark chocolate. I prefer to not stop at a restaurant while en route to our destination. I much prefer saving the money and using it towards our food money for when we are at our destination. We love NCIS!! The dynamics between Gibbs and Tony crack me up. And oh Abby is awesome! I love how out of all of them she is the most affectionate and sweetest, but looks like tough gal with her goth get up :)

you are going to have SO MUCH FUN!!
the husb and i went to italy in may
and since i am GF and wasn’t
sure how many options there
would be for me,
i brought a CASE of
pb lara bars. they were
life savers! that and the gelato ; )

you are going to have SO MUCH FUN!!
the husb and i went to italy in may
and since i am GF and wasn’t
sure how many options there
would be for me,
i brought a CASE of
pb lara bars. they were
life savers! that and the gelato ; )

I brought a whole lunchbox full of Luna, Clif and Odwalla bars to Hungary when I was there for a month this summer :-) I also bring fruit for the actual days of travel.
Have an amazing trip! What a great opportunity to be able to go to Paris with your Mom and sister :-)

I always bring food with me, I just can’t help it. I wish I had a shrink ray to bring my vitamix and my juicer with me places too.

For our 2 week trip to the carribean I brough amazing grass (the energy one!) and a box of cliff mojo bars in peanut butter pretzel as well as some McDougall soup cups. I REALLY wish I would have brough some chocolate, I couldn’t find any good chocolate without milk in it.

Always. I wanted to bring my vitamix, almond milk, amazing grass and bananas in my suitcase when I went to Rhode Island this summer. My husband put his foot down and said I was starting to cross the line with the packing of appliances and what have you. I pack almost any type of food I can get away with though!
love the coconut oil idea but what do you use to cleanse with first?

Ive heard of people using coconut oil on their face! I am a huge fan of natural beauty products so Im going to give this a shot! Thanks for the tip! P.S. Oats look amazing! Anything with banana soft serve is phenomonal!

I pretty much just bring clothes and Kashi bars in case I get hungry between meals. They aren’t the best when it comes to ingredients, but the rolls are REALLY filling and taste just like candy bars. Helps me to not overindulge in other sweet things.

I’ve often thought that if I ever give into my parents and move to Israel, I’ll have to bring a SUITCASE full of chia seeds, because supposedly you can’t get them there! You also can’t get creamed corn, oddly enough, and I know my Mum misses it.

I always pack food when I travel. When I was in China in June I brought a cup of noodles with me on the train (naturally, EVERYONE brings cups of noodles on the train with them in China) and some veggies to throw in the mix. As I snapped green beans into my cup I got the craziest looks, people even nudged their traveling companions and took pictures with their phones! It’s fine to gnaw on a shrink wrapped chicken foot but putting veggies into your noodles is nuts!

I always bring a LARA bar or two, and generally some bread and peanut butter. Sometimes a banana. That way I’m set in case we’re stuck somewhere and I can’t find anywhere I want to eat. I’m so excited for you for your trip! I’m sure your traveling companions will appreciate the glo-bar stash your bringing along.

Angela, I have a question for you! Where did you purchase your knee sleeves? I’m having some knee pain now that my milage is higher (I’m a newbie runner and almost up to 6 miles!). I want to try a sleeve but don’t want to buy a random brand.

KIND bars – love these and they’re so easy to pack and take along. I used to bring Lara Bars, but then I found out they sold the company to General Mills, and that kind of turned me off a bit. I sometimes bring the Amazing Grass sample size packets too. It’s nice to have a familiar back up especially when you enjoyed the cheese just a little too much :)

I almost always have some type of bar in my purse. You never know when you might need it! People make fun of me, but they when theyre hungry and Im the one with the food, all of a sudden its not such a bad idea.

I always bring the things that everyone else said, but I also bring homemade rice crispy treats. I use the box with the Koala on front and use the recipe from The Kind Diet (without the chocolate chips). This way I make sure if I get a sweet craving I can grab something yummy AND vegan!! I just slice them up, throw them in ziploc snack bags, and throw in the suitcase. I always make sure I pack plenty of tea bags, too!! I just use the hotel coffee maker to heat up my water.

Wow I’d never think of putting coconut oil on my face! Sounds like you’re on to something there. I do put it in my hair though, it smells nice and is very very moisturizing!
I made your apple cupcakes just now, they didn’t come out looking nearly as photogenic as yours but boy were they delicious! And I ate them with my hands, haha. There was nut butter on my nose! I posted a picture on my blog, check it out if you have a chance!

My husband and I just got back from St. Lucia, and I had Larabars and Truvia in my suitcase. We stayed at a Sandals resort, where I could get pretty whatever I desired to eat, all inclusive. I brought my stash “just in case”! Can’t wait to hear and see about your Paris trip. It’s one of the places that I’ve always wanted to go!

I recently took an outdoorsy adventure vacation to California and packed my suitcase with 2 giant bags of trail mix and 10 Cliff Bars! Everyone thought I was totally crazy, but they all asked for the food when they got hungry on the trip! :) Have fun in Paris!

Yikes, I just started getting anxious about packing reading all these comments haha. I’m going on a “yoga for teachers” retreat in a couple weeks and I’m nervous to go without my delicious produce and fresh vegan food… especially Green Monsters! But it’s all-inclusive so I’m gonna cross my fingers they have good food there :)

I tried to use coconut oil on my face but it made me break out… and I recently went to an AMAZING facialist who told me to stop using my St. Ives apricot scrub (said it was very harsh and damaging) and told me to use almond oil or olive oil every morning and night, but not coconut oil which for whatever reason (I forget what she said exactly) she said that can cause breakouts.

So far over the past month, it’s worked out great, plus almond oil is cheaper than coconut oil :)

I don’t know why but I always have at least 3 Larabars in my purse at all times. I don’t travel much and I’m never more than an 15 minutes from home usually… But I guess I like to be prepared. I hardly travel and I have yet to travel while living a healthier lifestyle… So all of these ideas are great!

You soft serve/oats look gorgeous! I’m going on my first transatlantic trip since being a vegetarian this fall, and I’m trying to decide what I need to bring, so this post is very helpful. I was planning on procuring a few of the Justin’s nut butter samples to bring and some fruit and carrot sticks, maybe a little hummus.

I also wanted to say I tried vegan overnight oats for the first time this morning after reading your blog for sometime now. I am such a creature of habit that I moved away from my hot oatmeal breakfast a while ago to vegan waffles in the morning. Now I am burnt out on them so I decided to try the vegan overnight oats. I have to say the cold oatmeal aspect wasn’t very appealing to me at first … OMG they are AWESOME!

Those oats look so good! I’ve copied your recipe and will definitely be giving them a try soon. I always pack some instant oatmeal packets when I travel – I use the coffee maker in my hotel room to make the hot water for them. Then I’m starting my day off with a good meal, saving some money, and leaving some extra calories for sampling the local cuisine without guilt!